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From XDA to Cyanogenmod to LineageOS: A brief history
LineageOS and its predecessor CyanogenMod are the most successful custom ROMs in the history of XDA Developers. Here's the story of the mod.
The stories behind LineageOS and XDA are inexorably linked. The custom Android flavor has given hundreds of thousands of users a chance to unlock their smartphones' full potential, and in many cases, give it a lease of life way beyond what the manufacturer intended. But, ahead of our big LineageOS-related news tomorrow, if you’ve never stopped to think about how it all started, or you want a reminder, allow us to enlighten you.
Wileyfox to Issue Update to Migrate Away from CyanogenOS
Wileyfox is issuing a transition update to its users to migrate their OS away from CyanogenOS. Read on to know more about this move!
Wileyfox is not a well-known global brand, but for its humble beginnings, it has its own loyal customers in the European Union and U.K. The company is known for its affordable smartphones ship with decent specifications and, most notably, close to stock Android software in the form of Cyanogen OS.
XDA Forums Dedicated to LineageOS Now Live!
The XDA forums dedicated to LineageOS are now live. Go there to keep up to date with news related to LineageOS and to discuss anything related to the ROM.
Ever since Cyanogen Inc. announced that they will be discontinuing all Cyanogen OS related services, many users wondered what would happen to CyanogenMod. Unfortunately, the worst scenario played out this past weekend, and CyanogenMod was declared officially dead.
The Official Gerrit for Lineage OS is Now Up
The official Gerrit code review page for Lineage OS team members to submit and discuss patches to the open source Android distribution has now gone live.
With the departure of Steve Kondik from Cyanogen Inc, we knew there would be a big shakeup with the way CyanogenMod was handled. An official blog post announced the servers and funds that were keeping CM up and running would be discontinued on December 31st. Then seemingly out of nowhere, CyanogenMod’s website, wiki, forums, Gerrit, and download servers were all shut down thanks to a change in their DNS.
The Death of CyanogenMod and What it Means for Development
Cyanogen Inc. has announced that all support of CyanogenMod will cease, and will live on as LineageOS. What does this mean for developers and users?
Cyanogen Inc. has finally delivered a bullet to the brain - of CyanogenMod. After years of tumultuous turnovers in the company, Cyanogen recently announced that the company would consolidate all of their efforts into a new Cyanogen Modular OS program.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is receiving Android Lollipop 5.1.1. That and much more news is covered by Jordan when he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week's news is the announcement of Elephone releasing the source code for the P8000 and be sure to check out the article talking about a Blackberry running Android Lollipop 5.1. That's not all that's covered in today's video!